UH OH Houston we may have a prob.

live rock addic · 09-23-2009, 07:51 AM

Well I got up this morning like every other day and fed the fish and was just looking around in the tank and there it was the corpse of one of my Peppermint Shrimp belly up in the back of the tank..
Not sure if he was killed by something in the tank or just expired, it does look like its been gnawed on, I did see one of the Emerald crabs within a inch of the shrimp...but I didnt think they would eat shrimp..if they will someone let me know and I will remove him...
I dont think I have anything that I put in there that eats them, so I must have a bad hitchhiker in the LR I got...

This is still under investigation and tonite I will set up a red lite and see if anything comes out to finish the kill.....

nanoreefing4fun · 09-23-2009, 08:53 AM

Just a guess... but maybe he just molted...

live rock addic · 09-23-2009, 09:14 AM

Nope its for sure a dead shrimp, I did have one that molted and was kinda worried but this one still has meat in his exoskeleton, and its been eaten along its belly, I wish it was a molt and I`ll continue to investigating and see if I can catch something in there..
Will an Emerald crab eat on a shrimp after its died or are they pretty much herbivores?

BigAl07 · 09-23-2009, 09:46 AM

It could just be "time" for it to expire. Usually if something "attacks" it will harvest the remains too.

If you have it happen again soon then be concerned.

live rock addic · 09-26-2009, 07:30 PM

Thanks Bigal I am starting to think he just died, nothing else in the tank seems to be having any problems, I still try to peek in on the night life to make sure there isnt some sorta predator in the tank that is gonna make my life miserable lol

09-23-2009, 07:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
live rock addic Fire Coral Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 71 View Gallery Karma Komment	UH OH Houston we may have a prob. Well I got up this morning like every other day and fed the fish and was just looking around in the tank and there it was the corpse of one of my Peppermint Shrimp belly up in the back of the tank.. Not sure if he was killed by something in the tank or just expired, it does look like its been gnawed on, I did see one of the Emerald crabs within a inch of the shrimp...but I didnt think they would eat shrimp..if they will someone let me know and I will remove him... I dont think I have anything that I put in there that eats them, so I must have a bad hitchhiker in the LR I got... This is still under investigation and tonite I will set up a red lite and see if anything comes out to finish the kill.....

09-23-2009, 08:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
nanoreefing4fun Manta Ray Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Arkansas, USA Posts: 3,546 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: UH OH Houston we may have a prob. Just a guess... but maybe he just molted... __________________ ~ Glenn 34 gal Red Sea Max 130D, with 2 1/2" deep sand bed of 0.1-0.2 Fine/Medium sand CaribSea Aragonite Seaflor Special Grade reef Sand and 35 # Live Rock Tonga Branch * CUC (snails, Ceriths, Nassarius, Margarita Turbos, Astrea & Banded Trochus - one Emerald crab - one Skunk Cleaner) * Coral - Two Color Aacanthastrea, Red Chalice Coral, Closed Brain Coral, Turbinaria Scroll Ridge Coral, Blue Tip Branching Acropora, Birdsnest Pink Coral, Cup Coral, Torch Coral , Hammerhead Coral, Open Brain Coral Orange, Keyna Tree Coral, Green Star Polyp, Frogspawn, Pom Pom Xenia, Green Eyed Zoanthids, Candy Cane Coral, Ricordea Floridian, Duncan Coral, Staghorn Acropora, Blue Chalice Coral, Flowerpot Goniopora & Bluestriped Mushroom *** Fish - (1) Scooter Blenny (2) Ocellaris Clownfish (1) Yellow Clown Goby My Tank Thread (click here to see the latest pics of my tank & how it is progressing)

09-23-2009, 09:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
live rock addic Fire Coral Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 71 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: UH OH Houston we may have a prob. Nope its for sure a dead shrimp, I did have one that molted and was kinda worried but this one still has meat in his exoskeleton, and its been eaten along its belly, I wish it was a molt and I`ll continue to investigating and see if I can catch something in there.. Will an Emerald crab eat on a shrimp after its died or are they pretty much herbivores?

09-23-2009, 09:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,549 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: UH OH Houston we may have a prob. It could just be "time" for it to expire. Usually if something "attacks" it will harvest the remains too. If you have it happen again soon then be concerned. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!!* Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef

09-26-2009, 07:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
live rock addic Fire Coral Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 71 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: UH OH Houston we may have a prob. Thanks Bigal I am starting to think he just died, nothing else in the tank seems to be having any problems, I still try to peek in on the night life to make sure there isnt some sorta predator in the tank that is gonna make my life miserable lol

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